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31 July 2018 • Insights

DO YOU KNOW THAT… There is no traceability obligation for expense reimbursements?

Art. 1, paragraph 910 of Law No. 205/2017 (the so-called Budget Law 2018) established that, effective from July 1, 2018, employers and private clients must pay to employees their remuneration, as well as any advance, through a bank or post office using one of the following methods of payment: a) wire transfer on the current ....

31 July 2018 • Insights

Dignity Decree 2.0

In the past few days, the so called Dignity Decree (Law Decree 87/2018), which came into force on 14 July, was not approved by the Finance and Labour Committees which, during the review session, approved several amendments. With specific reference to the fixed term contract, the new regulations would be applicable to contracts entered into ....

31 July 2018 • Insights

The new reform in transnational posting

The EU Directive No. 2018/957 amending the directive 96/71/EC regarding the posting of employees during the provision of services has been published on the EU Official Journal dated 9 July 2018. Specifically, the directive orders that the maximum term for transnational posting be 12 months, with the possibility of extending it for additional 6 months. ....

31 July 2018 • Insights

National Collective Bargaining Agreement Signed with Chemical industry employees

On 20 July 2018, the parties reached an agreement for the renewal of the national collective bargaining agreement for employees of the chemical industry, chemical-pharmaceutical industry, chemical fibres and abrasive, lubricants and LPG industry (the so-called chemical industry contract). The main news from a financial standpoint concern the following: (i) recognition of an increase of EUR ....

9 July 2018 • Insights, News

Good the open dialogue but bad the government ignoring riders and unprotected workers (Affari&Finanza, 9 July 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

VITTORIO DE LUCA: “THE DECISION TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE EMPLOYERS (FOOD DELIVERY COMPANIES) IS MEANINGFUL AND THE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY SOME OF THEM REPRESENTS A FIRST STEP, BUT WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE DECREE?” The new government has the merit of having opened a dialogue aimed at regulating the work of ....

6 July 2018 • Insights, News

Extensions and renewals, regulatory uncertainties fuel the rush (Il Sole 24 Ore, 6 July 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

“These are very hectic days for the companies and agencies offering staff leasing due to the effects of the new fixed-term contracts rules. This risks to trigger a surge of contract extensions and renewals before the new rules enter into force, even if no one has seen the final text of the decree yet.” Vittorio ....

29 June 2018 • Insights

Prohibition of cash payment for remunerations and invalidity of pay slip signature as proof (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 125 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

As established by the Budget Law 2018 (Law No. 205/17), effective 1st July, employers and private clients will have to pay to their workers wages/remunerations and any advance through traceable means. It will no longer be possible to pay by cash and this independently of the type of work relationship established. The law is clearly ....

28 June 2018 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… from 1st July 2018, the ban on cash payment – of the salary/compensation – comes into force?

From 1st July 2018, employers and principals are obliged to pay remuneration, compensation and any related advance payment, through traceable means of payment, i.e. bank transfer with IBAN code indicated by the worker, electronic payment instruments, payment in cash at banks or post offices where the employer/principal has opened a treasury account with a mandate ....